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Genetown

Early Research on Omicron, Plus More COVID-19 News

The whole world is watching the news about Omicron, but it’s obvious that it will be a week or two before enough is known about the new variant of concern.

November 30, 2021
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5 min read
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Early Tests Show Omicron Tougher for Current COVID Antibody Therapies to Tackle

Early tests of Regeneron’s antibody cocktail show it isn’t as effective against Omicron while a separate tests of Eli Lilly’s antibody cocktail also demonstrated the same.

November 30, 2021
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3 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

RayzeBio-Partnered Startup Focused on Bringing Radiopharmaceuticals to China

Ablaze has aligned itself with RayzeBio, giving Ablaze a solid start with an in-licensing agreement to bring Rayze’s products to the greater China market.

November 30, 2021
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2 min read
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Kate Goodwin
Drug Development

Adagio Rides Antibody’s Omicron Potential to Strong Stock

Adagio claims that none of the mutations found in Omicron are linked with escape from ADG20 neutralization in vitro.

November 30, 2021
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2 min read
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Rosey Alba
Drug Development

Olema Refutes “Falsified” Information and Posts Data for Breast Cancer Asset

One day after falsified information regarding its Phase I/II breast cancer data circulated online, Olema Pharmaceuticals released its topline data for a potential best-in-class complete estrogen receptor antagonist.

November 30, 2021
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
Business

Deciphera Cutting 35% of Staff Amid Company Restructure

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals announced it is restructuring with the intention of prioritizing clinical development of specific programs and streamlining its commercial operations.

November 30, 2021
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3 min read
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Mark Terry
Genetown

Human Skin Replaces Some Animal Testing, Expedites Drug Development

Genoskin’s solution is to develop the technologies to replace animals and humans in clinical studies with virtual models, steadily pushing living creatures further and further from testing.

November 30, 2021
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4 min read
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Gail Dutton
Career Advice

8 High-Paying Pharma Industry Jobs

The pharmaceutical industry is full of job opportunities for people in various fields. Read on to find out more information about high-paying pharma industry jobs.

November 30, 2021
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5 min read
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Alina Zahid
Policy

Omicron Update: CDC, Biden Advise Urgency

The CDC has shifted its recommendation on adults getting a booster COVID-19 vaccine to now include everyone ages 18 years and older.

November 30, 2021
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2 min read
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Vanessa Doctor, RN
How Scientists Turned Frog Embryos into Living, Self-Replicating Robots

Scientists who built xenobots have discovered that the very same organisms they made in 2020 have the ability to create new versions of themselves by banding together.

November 30, 2021
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2 min read
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Vanessa Doctor, RN